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Because sacking someone undeservedly is not a good thing to do. Although, depending on the circumstances, about which I know little, she could have crossed the line of what is appropriate and deserve the action. It’s possible there was more to it than was reported in the brief article linked in the OP.
Yes, it’s an assumption that it’s okay to ask. Asking doesn’t hurt. What harm was done by her making the request?
I don’t think that a nurse asking if a patient would like her to pray for them is the equivalent of the nurse wanting to be or acting like a preacher. I think you are seeing things that aren’t there.
Did you major in rhetoric?
Doh! Teh rhetoric... it burnz
Others have stated that the simple request may cause them to become alarmed that things are worse than told, so there could definitely be harm in that.
What six7s said. There's no harm in asking another human being to pray for you at your time of need, if that's the sort of thing that's important to you. On the job or off, all they need do is say "no".
That depends on the rules of the hospital. I would imagine that since it is not part of the job, yes, the nurse certainly could. A Christian-run hospital might have different rules.
I would consider it part of the emotional care of the patient. Were I in the same position, I would pray with them if requested. If at the very least it provides a little emotional comfort it's a plus, and to do so inflicts no harm whatsoever on me.
I thought that was what the nurse was doing - asking permission to pray for them during her off hours.
Why?
What relevance does that have to this issue?
Er, no. I don't think I made any reference to their dietary preferences.
Do you assume that everyone that disagrees with you is a believer? I'm agnostic. Okay. Different people have different ways of looking at things. I see the nurse making the offer as less likely to cause problems/offense than the patient doing so.
